ford maverick 302 v8 003

Ford Maverick 302 V8 Quadri-Jet 1974.
Color:Garden green pearl.

1973 Ford Maverick
The Maverick was originally conceived and marketed as a subcompact "import
fighter", intended to do battle with the Volkswagen Beetle and newer
Japanese rivals. The Falcon, Ford's compact offering since 1960, had seen
its sales decimated by the introduction of the Mustang in 1964. January 1, 1970 the
Falcon was discontinued midway through the 1970 model year, and the
Maverick positioned as Ford's compact entry.
The Maverick's styling featured the long hood, fastback roof and short deck
popularized by the Mustang,
on a 103 in wheelbase. Nearly 579,000 Mavericks were produced in its first
year.This rivaled the record-setting first year of Mustang sales and easily outpaced the
Mustang's sales of fewer
than 200,000 in 1970.